Jan 31 ESPN Bracketology: IOWA Remains a 9 Seed. Bracket Matrix has them as a 9 Seed

[Franisdaman]

As of today, Jan 31, NINE B1G Teams are projected to make the Big Dance.

Iowa is projected as a 9 seed and would face #8 seed NC State with the winner facing #1 Houston/#16 Milwaukee in Birmingham.

Wisconsin is the 4th team OUT. Ohio State is the 6th team OUT.


The 9 B1G Teams:

1 Purdue (TOP Overall Seed)
5 Indiana
5 Illinois
6 Rutgers @MrsScrew
7 Michigan State
9 IOWA
9 Northwestern
10 Maryland (one of Last 4 Byes)
11 Penn State (one of Last Four IN)



Link to full bracket:

Bracketology's No. 1 seeds wouldn't want to face mid-majors St. Mary's or Florida Atlantic

St. Mary's and Florida Atlantic would be the kind of No.8/No. 9 seed that could meet Purdue, Houston, Alabama or Tennessee in the second round.

www.espn.com

81 brackets in Bracket Matrix currently have Iowa as a 9 seed

Link:

http://www.bracketmatrix.com/

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Original Post:

As of today, Nov 22, 10 B1G Teams are projected to make the Big Dance. In the latest bracket, Iowa would play #12 Towson with the winner playing #4 Kentucky/#13 Grand Canyon.

The 10 B1G Teams:

2 Indiana
4 Illinois
4 Michigan State
5 IOWA
6 Purdue
7 Ohio State
7 Maryland
8 Michigan
9 Wisconsin
11 Penn State (one of last 4 byes)


Link to full bracket:

Bracketology's No. 1 seeds wouldn't want to face mid-majors St. Mary's or Florida Atlantic

St. Mary's and Florida Atlantic would be the kind of No.8/No. 9 seed that could meet Purdue, Houston, Alabama or Tennessee in the second round.

www.espn.com

 

[BustingNarratives]

Sign me up.

 

[drh1150]

What a pointless exercise.
It's November.

 

[KuwaitHawk]

Ok Debbie (kNebby) downer fan.

 

[QChawks]

dumb

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

We are undefeated. Clearly should be a #1 seed

 

[MitchLL]

dumb

Less than half a dozen games in...LOL.

 

[GunnerHawk]

What a pointless exercise.
It's November.

You are correct sir, thought the same thing. After the BIG regular season and tournament is played, then and only then does it mean anything.

 

[HawkBall23]

How dare fans find some fun/enjoyment in bracketology, even if its only Thanksgiving!?

Shame on you, @Franisdaman.

We fans have to stay laser-focused at all times, or the Hawks might lose a game they shouldn't!

 

[TheWatcherZKC]

You are correct sir, thought the same thing. After the BIG regular season and tournament is played, then and only then does it mean anything.

It’s a message board in November. What else are we supposed to post about?

 

[IllQChawk]

Come on, why settle for a fifth seed. Iowa hasn't lost yet, still plenty of time to snag that number one seed, All Iowa needs is 4 more Murrays.....

 

[Franisdaman]

What a pointless exercise.
It's November.

dumb

Less than half a dozen games in...LOL.

You are correct sir, thought the same thing. After the BIG regular season and tournament is played, then and only then does it mean anything.

So, none of you must care that we are ranked #25 in the country, correct?

After all, according to theses posters' logic, it's only November and being ranked in the Top 25 only matters in March and March only.

JFC. It's amazing how posters can take something positive and attempt to turn it into something negative.

For those of us who can think logically, we know that being ranked in the top 25 matters. Recruits notice. And being considered a top five seed in the NCAA tournament matters as well. Again, people, and most importantly, recruits, notice.

Fran has Iowa on the map. And that's a good thing.

 

[KcTo]

So, none of you must care that we are ranked #25 in the country, correct?

After all, according to theses posters' logic, it's only November and being ranked in the Top 25 only matters in March and March only.

JFC. It's amazing how posters can take something positive and attempt to turn it into something negative.

For those of us who can think logically, we know that being ranked in the top 25 matters. Recruits notice. And being considered a top five seed in the NCAA tournament matters as well. Again, people, and most importantly, recruits, notice.

Fran has Iowa on the map. And that's a good thing.

I LOL at the JFC posters…..take.
Long live the effing contrarian nation (those unhappy bastards)

 

[Franisdaman]

As of today, Nov 29, 10 B1G Teams are projected to make the Big Dance. In the latest bracket, #6 Iowa would play #11 St Louis in Greensboro with the winner playing #3 Tennessee/#14 Iona.

Rutgers is on the bubble but is the 5th team OUT.

TCU gets one of the last 4 byes; Seton Hall is the 7th team OUT.

The 10 B1G Teams:

2 Purdue
3 Indiana
4 Illinois
6 IOWA
6 Michigan State
6 Maryland
7 Ohio State
7 Wisconsin
10 Michigan (one of last 4 byes)
11 Penn State (one of last 4 byes)


Link to full bracket:

Bracketology's No. 1 seeds wouldn't want to face mid-majors St. Mary's or Florida Atlantic

St. Mary's and Florida Atlantic would be the kind of No.8/No. 9 seed that could meet Purdue, Houston, Alabama or Tennessee in the second round.

www.espn.com

 

[mazda1]

In a dream world Iowa is a six seed. Too many are drinking the Kool-Aid

 

[HawkHoops80]

In a dream world Iowa is a six seed. Too many are drinking the Kool-Aid

Eh, people generally overestimate just how good the resumes of teams in the NCAA tournament are. Last year LSU got a 6 seed with 12 loses, .500 in conference play, and was 5-10 vs Q1 opponents.
Iowa is currently 1-1 v Q1 opponents in KenPom. That's a way better starting place than Iowa was in last season.

 

[Franisdaman]

What a pointless exercise.
It's November.

It's so important that another thread was started.

 

[Rifler]

I'll worry about this stuff after conference play...

 

[Franisdaman]

We are undefeated. Clearly should be a #1 seed

now, with one loss, where should we be?

 

[TampaHawkfan]

Nice, but I'd say get back to me when we're at least half way through the conference season before starting to talk realistically about tournament seed. Even then, things can still change a lot in the final 10+ games, but at least then we'd have a sizable sample of games to base this on.

This early, it's really hard to know for sure who's for real, and who the pretenders are.

 

[Franisdaman]

I'll worry about this stuff after conference play...

It's just interesting to see how the team is perceived by the national media

 

[Franisdaman]

dumb

Whats dumb is a 2nd thread being started today!

 

[Franisdaman]

In a dream world Iowa is a six seed. Too many are drinking the Kool-Aid

Being a 6 seed means that we're a top 24 team. Do you not think we are a top 24 team?

 

[Franisdaman]

How dare fans find some fun/enjoyment in bracketology, even if its only Thanksgiving!?

Shame on you, @Franisdaman.

We fans have to stay laser-focused at all times, or the Hawks might lose a game they shouldn't!

Sorry!

 

[littlez]

I'll worry about this stuff after conference play...

Well you do that.

 

[hawk224]

Whats dumb is a 2nd thread being started today!

But he has stars in the title and you don’t

 

[shanksit44]

It's just interesting to see how the team is perceived by the national media

Well unfortunately they’ve seen the one and done NCAA’s over the years and that sticks with the outside media yearly. May not be fair but until IOWA takes the next step it is what it is.

 

[Franisdaman]

Well you do that.

yeah, i don't know why there is so much controversy over a bracketology in late November

 

[Franisdaman]

But he has stars in the title and you don’t

I thought "ESPN Bracketology" would have been enough

 

[Franisdaman]

Interesting that for the last hour, in the duplicate thread, @Bro D has been posting the same message and then deletes it and posts it again, just to keep the duplicate thread at the top

the message he posts, deletes, and posts again is this: Keep up the great work LaQuinta!

There are too many trolls on this site, that's for sure

 

[Franisdaman]

Interesting that for the last hour, in the duplicate thread, @Bro D has been posting the same message and then deletes it and posts it again, just to keep the duplicate thread at the top

the message he posts, deletes, and posts again is this: Keep up the great work LaQuinta!

There are too many trolls on this site, that's for sure

and he just did it again

wow.

 

[Franisdaman]

Interesting that for the last hour, in the duplicate thread, @Bro D has been posting the same message and then deletes it and posts it again, just to keep the duplicate thread at the top

the message he posts, deletes, and posts again is this: Keep up the great work LaQuinta!

There are too many trolls on this site, that's for sure

and he did it again

 

[Franisdaman]

Interesting that for the last hour, in the duplicate thread, @Bro D has been posting the same message and then deletes it and posts it again, just to keep the duplicate thread at the top

the message he posts, deletes, and posts again is this: Keep up the great work LaQuinta!

There are too many trolls on this site, that's for sure

and he did it again

 

[Bro D]

I have no idea what you're talking about but please keep this conversation in the official bracketology thread. We live in a society. Thank you

 

[Franisdaman]

Interesting that for the last hour, in the duplicate thread, @Bro D has been posting the same message and then deletes it and posts it again, just to keep the duplicate thread at the top

the message he posts, deletes, and posts again is this: Keep up the great work LaQuinta!

There are too many trolls on this site, that's for sure

and he did it again.

the message he posts, deletes, and posts again in the duplicate thread, just to keep it at the top, is this: Keep up the great work LaQuinta!

 

[Franisdaman]

I have no idea what you're talking about but please keep this conversation in the official bracketology thread. We live in a society. Thank you

You are a troll.

 

[Franisdaman]

Sign me up.

how's a 6 seed sound?

 

[Franisdaman]

Jerry Palm has been doing bracket predictions for over 20 years for CBS.

He did a bracket on Nov 3 (hasn't done one since).

At that time, he had Iowa as an 11 seed.

Link (should say "2023," of course):

2021 NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions - Bracketology - College Basketball

CBS Sports is helping you get ready for March Madness with the latest news, picks, and predictions for the 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket.

www.cbssports.com

 

[BustingNarratives]

how's a 6 seed sound?

A 6 seed would be fine but a 5/12 matchup or better is still realistic IMO.

 

[Franisdaman]

A 6 seed would be fine but a 5/12 matchup or better is still realistic IMO.

Yeah, I am hoping we can settle into at least a 4 or 5 seed.

I am guessing that would be our ceiling?

Not sure if we could get any better than that.